Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.65/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$155.65

449 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	731	155.73	1,138	447
Large 1	480	136.00	653	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $486 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale449 hd

155.65

—

KY average26 barns · 5,543 hd

151.83

+3.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,693	95.12	1,610	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,258	73.47	924	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	61.04	702	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	56.97	655	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	179.51/cwt	177.00–183.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	156.37/cwt	145.00–161.00	799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	161.95/cwt	155.00–166.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.88/cwt	138.00–150.00	679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	157.04/cwt	153.00–160.00	499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	152.78/cwt	151.50–170.00	898	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	154.86/cwt	153.75–155.75	1,284	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	143.88/cwt	141.00–150.00	846	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	167.92/cwt	166.00–172.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	165.01/cwt	164.85–167.00	1,064	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	165.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	143.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.76/cwt	142.00–158.00	782	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	166.86/cwt	163.00–170.00	639	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.76/cwt	137.00–153.00	814	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	135.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	859	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.14/cwt	150.00–163.00	718	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	61.98/cwt	61.00–63.00	759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	96.66/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,497	82.03/cwt	62.00–92.00	1,228	3
Bulls	—	—	1,729	103.78/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,794	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	51.95/cwt	50.00–54.00	558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	975	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,048	65.84/cwt	64.00–67.00	690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.91/cwt	143.00–148.00	551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	152.70/cwt	151.00–154.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.66/cwt	143.00–147.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.49/cwt	151.00–156.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	143.37/cwt	133.00–147.00	589	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	150.10/cwt	150.10–150.10	1,156	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	174.46/cwt	172.00–177.00	682	6
Steers	Large 1	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	936	21

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Aug 25, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 196Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 28Year ago 34

Compared to last week; Feeder steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	169.00	169.00
7	—	319	177.00–183.00	179.51
16	—	511	145.00–161.00	156.37
13	—	472	155.00–166.00	161.95
2	—	672	148.00	148.00
1	—	840	132.00	132.00
2	—	992	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
9	—	436	160.00–170.00	165.50
4	—	608	140.00–145.00	143.77
6	—	391	172.00–177.00	174.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	588	151.50–170.00	152.78
224	—	829	153.75–155.75	154.86
6	—	525	166.00–172.00	167.92
5	—	676	152.50	152.50
39	—	645	164.85–167.00	165.01
64	—	770	150.10	150.10
15	—	742	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	138.00–150.00	144.88
9	—	318	153.00–160.00	157.04
14	—	375	143.00–148.00	146.91
3	—	568	144.00	144.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
9	—	521	143.00–147.00	145.66
2	—	680	133.00	133.00
15	—	411	133.00–147.00	143.37
13	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	497	154.50	154.50
19	—	588	141.00–150.00	143.88
7	—	505	151.00–154.00	152.70
21	—	658	142.25	142.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	522	142.00–158.00	149.76
15	—	383	163.00–170.00	166.86
22	—	574	137.00–153.00	141.76
12	—	633	130.00–139.00	135.73
4	—	766	124.00	124.00
24	—	460	150.00–163.00	156.14
8	—	673	125.00–132.00	128.79
3	—	810	109.00	109.00
4	—	312	175.00	175.00
3	—	285	153.00	153.00
14	—	427	151.00–156.00	154.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	61.00–63.00	61.98
2	—	1,075	50.00–54.00	51.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,300	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,048	64.00–67.00	65.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	60.00–62.00	61.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	94.00–100.00	96.66
3	—	1,497	62.00–92.00	82.03
4	—	1,729	103.00–105.00	103.78

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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